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Preeti
Shenoy: Writer Preeti Shenoy in the last week of June 2017 was honored
with the Indian of the Year Award at a function organized in New Delhi.

Mahesh
Muralidhar Bhagwat: An IPS officer from Telangana, Mahesh
Muralidhar Bhagwat, who currently serves as Rachakonda Police Commissioner, was
recently conferred the 2017, Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report Heroes Award
by the US State Department.

German
Parliament approves same-sex marriage: The Parliament of Germany
in June 2017 voted by a wide margin to legalize same-sex marriage.

Petya
Ransom ware: What is it & how can it be stopped?

On 27 June 2017, several organizations across
the world, especially in the Europe, reported ransom ware infecting their
systems, modifying their master boot records and encrypting the files. Even in
India, operations at one of three terminals at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port,
Mumbai were disrupted by the global ransom ware attack.

Asia-Africa-Europe
(AAE-1): Reliance Jio on 29 June 2017 announced the launch of the
Asia-Africa-Europe (AAE-1) submarine cable system. AAE-1 is claimed to be the
world’s longest 100Gbps technology-based submarine system.

Narendra
Modi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 4 July 2017 embarked on
a two-nation tour to Israel and Germany.

Great
Immigrants Award: Two Indian-Americans, Adobe Chief Shantanu
Narayen and former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, are among 38 immigrants to
be honored with the Great Immigrants Award.

Achal
Kumar Joti: Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Joti was
appointed as the next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on 4 July 2017. He will
be succeeding Nasim Zaidi.

According to a notification issued by the law
ministry, Achal Kumar Joti would be taking over as the 21st Head of the
Election Commission on 6 July 2017.

Crysanthumum: A
new fast-growing Israeli flower on 4 July 2017 was named after Prime Minister
Narendra Modi. The step comes as a special gesture to mark the first visit of
an Indian Prime Minister to the Jewish nation. Israeli Crysanthumum flower will
now be called Modi.

Edouard
Philippe: French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe overwhelmingly
won the confidence vote in the National Assembly on 4 July 2017.

Indian
National Football Team: Indian national football team climbed
four places to sit on the 96th position in the latest FIFA rankings updated on
6 July 2017. It is the second highest ranking for the country ever. In
addition, it is India’s highest FIFA ranking under coach Stephen Constantine.

Highly
Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1 and H5N8): India on 6 July 2017
declared itself free from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1 and H5N8) and
notified the same to World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), an intergovernmental body that coordinates,
supports and promotes animal disease control.

Global
Cyber security Index: India ranked a high 23rd out of 165 nations
in the 2017 Global Cyber security Index (GCI), a global index that measures the
commitment of nations across the world to cyber security.

Ahmedabad: The
Indian city of Ahmedabad on 8 July 2017 was declared India’s first World
Heritage City, recognizing heritage value of the walled city’s unique heritage.

Hyden
Cross: Britain's first pregnant man has given birth to a girl.
Hyden Cross, 21, made headlines around the world earlier in 2017 when he
announced that he was pregnant by a sperm donor.

G20
Summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 8 July 2017 returned
back to India after concluding his engagements at the G20 Summit in Hamburg,
Germany. The years G20 Summit was held with the theme “Shaping the
Interconnected World”.

Malabar
2017: India, Japan and the United States on 10 July 2017 began
the joint naval exercise Malabar 2017. Warships, submarines, aircraft and
personnel from India, Japan and the US will be participating in the Malabar
exercise in the Bay of Bengal till 17 July 2017. The exercise will feature both
ashore and at-sea training.

Sambor
Prei Kuk: Cambodia's Sambor Prei Kuk archaeological site on 8 July
2017 was inscribed on the UNESCO'S World Heritage List. The inscription was
made during the World Heritage Committee's 41st session in Krakow, Poland.

2017
Asian Athletics Championships: India creates history, tops
medal tally. With five gold, one silver and three bronze medals on the final
day of the 2017 Asian Athletics Championship, India finished on top of the
medals tally, comfortably surpassing China and Kazakhstan.

A R
Rahman: Academy Award winning composer and music maestro A R
Rahman in July 2017 has been shortlisted for the World Soundtrack Award –
Public Choice.

Golden
Peacock Award: Indian Railways Organization for Alternate
Fuel (IROAF) on 10 July 2017 won the Golden Peacock Award for Eco Innovation
for the year 2017 for introducing eco friendly and cost saving Dual Fuel 1400
HP Diesel engines on DEMU trains.

11
July: World Population Day

The World Population Day was observed on 11
July 2017 with the theme Family Planning: Empowering People, Developing
Nations.

G20
summit: The 12th G20 summit concluded on 8 July 2017 in Hamburg,
Germany. The summit was held with the central theme “Shaping the Interconnected
World”. It concluded with the adaption of Hamburg Action Plan, which sets out
the group’s strategy for achieving strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive
growth.

Gopalkrishna
Gandhi: Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi was on 11
July 2017 named as the Opposition candidate for the 2017 Vice-Presidential
Election.

Shafiqullah
Shafaq: Afghanistan's Wicketkeeper-batsman Shafiqullah Shafaq on
9 July 2017 smashed a laudable 214 innings off just 71 balls including 21 sixes
and 16 fours in the Paragon Nangarhar Champion Trophy Twenty20, a local
tournament of Afghanistan.

Ravi
Shastri: The BCCI on 11 July 2017 named Ravi Shastri as the new
chief coach of the Indian cricket team. He will be with the team as its head
coach till ICC World Cup 2019.

Mithali
Raj:
India captain Mithali Raj scripted history on 12 July 2017 as she became the
only female cricketer to surpass the 6000 run mark in One-Day Internationals
(ODI).

Theatre
Olympics: India will host the 8th edition of the greatest carnival
of theatre in the world, Theatre Olympics, for the first time ever from 17
February to 8 April 2018 simultaneously in 15 cities across the country.

In a
first, India grants Rupees 3.2 crore aid to the Philippines to fight ISIS: India
has granted USD 500000 to the Philippines for the rehabilitation and relief
efforts in war-torn Marawi City. The immediate assistance to the Philippines
was announced on 11 July 2017 on the Facebook account of the Indian embassy in
Manila. It is the first time that India is sending financial aid to another
country affected by terrorism.

15
July: World Youth Skills Day

The World Youth Skills Day (WYSD) was on 15
July 2017 observed globally. The day is observed to create more awareness about
training and the development of skills for the youth of today, in hopes of
creating a better opportunity for them when it comes to employment.